Wow that soft break is amazing! Everyone thinks you need to break like Shane but Corey's soft break opened my eyes. It's pretty smart since he can just play half table and never has to go around the table. That's not cheating - that's skill.
no man. he's taking the easy way out. also he practically racks the 2 ball in the same spot which mika called him out on. its hard to respect (hes a great player, he doesnt need to play like a wussy)
@RaymondJacobVEVO .... kind of an odd comment, to me, are you suggesting that players should seek more difficult ways to win games ??? And Mika is a poor sport twat, he's proved that with his unprofessional behavior at times over the years....edit.. and now I just watched Mika frustratatedly poke at the moving cue ball after missing contact on a safety response and causing the cue ball to hit one of the object balls. Really? Hoping to watch a rout here by Corey.
19:38 I think this is the shot of the match. 1 ball is definitely snooked, so he hit the rail first, pocketed it, avoided the cue ball touching the 3, and postioned for the 2 to the side pocket. Beautifully great effort.
The soft break is an issue, however he wasn't pattern racking. As long as he can control the cue ball and the placement of the one ball, then he should run out. Sometimes depending on the placement of the balls they don't freeze. For example two particular balls (2) and (4) ball create a gap when put next to each other. All he had to do was swap around the balls and it would of froze. So to my point he wasn't pattern racking, he was just playing the soft break (which was really Alex Pagulayan's genius idea.
It just seems like Corey has Mika's #. I mean, every time they play it seems like Mika isn't at his best. I got lessons from Mika. Afterward, we shot for fun. Race to 11 for him, race to 3 for me. Loser buys dinner. He ran 9 straight racks. He finally broke dry and I ran 2. So I'm on the hill. I break dry and he runs the table. He was so nice that paid for my dinner. Great guy!!
ikr? i believe that is Corey's. He was rarely chalking and i guess he forgot about it. left it there right before he finished the 5th rack. Guess Mika took out his frustrations on Corey's chalk. lol
Walter Francis good observation. Shows what a poor sport piece of shit he can be sometimes. His bad temper is nothing new. Corey is quite the opposite.
Cory shooting really good. Wow! He is a man on fire shooting and winning games. Poor Mika hasn't shot yet. 4 games in a row Cory has shot in this game in 20:00 minutes without a miss. Impressed! Good game here. 🎱
I ain't even mad if I was his opponent. Impressed with his break science lol. Towards the end even orcollo on the other table was watching Corey's pattern
As a Finn playing pool, Mika is kind of a hero to me. He is the only guy from nordic countries (I presume) who went across the Atlantic to play professional pool and succeed. But the truth is he gets very pissed when he loses. This is because he is all about perfection, nothing else matters. I've seen him mad even after winning a match. Out of table he is not an asshole. I also think that the hand gestures after bad shots are not a good habit, they just take energy and give nothing back. In the other hand, the rules are pretty stupid in the DCC. Pattern racks and no kitchen rule? Terrible decision, makes the game less interesting. This is why snooker is killing pool excitement-wise, thus prize money-wise. Nine-ball needs kitchen rule and random patterns. Also magic racks are not suitable for professional play, just too easy to get all the balls moving in particular direction.
So in the 5th rack Corey not only hits it harder but also places the cue about an inch or so further to his right. The sixth rack he spends his usual considerable amount of time on the rack, places the cue even further to the right, hits it harder which leaves Mika tough for the 2. Was the sixth rack calculated to give it over to Mika but leave him like that? Wouldn't surprise me with a break engineer like Corey - there has to be a reason he adjusted what was working for the first 3 breaks he did.
no after the rack he said that he couldn't get the rack to freeze together. he hit it harder because it was no longer a frozen rack. he said all the racks before that froze perfect but for some reason couldnt get that one to freeze
That makes sense - he was on such a roll and to see him change approach was kind of dumbfounding. I like his response at the end of the match when Mika was bitching about his soft breaks - I don't make the rules, I play by them.
I've never understood why Corey is sometimes criticized for the so-called "soft break." It's not as if it makes that much of a difference when the balls scatter, and it clearly isn't making an impact on corey's individual game because the guy hasn't won any significant titles in almost 3 years. So, what the deal?
ticleve2 its the aramith pro cup cue ball. its the ball they usually use for tournaments because the red dots let the spectators see the action (english) on the cueball.
If the rules allow certain actions to take place such as a soft break then there is no issue in doing so, where do you think safety hooks etc. came from. They are not in the rules but everyone does it. I use every advantage I can working toward a win that rules allow for. Sometimes you can out think opponents rather than out shoot them. To me that kind of chess match is the best game ever.
Those soft breaks should not be allowed,it just makes it way too easy to break and run. I used to be annoyed by the 3 balls in the pocket/past the head string rule in the pool world cup but now I understand why it was implemented.
Those soft breaks are a disgrace for the game American pool is all about adaptation, improvisation and creativity There is no such things when Corey plays like that But Corey is right, he doesn’t make the rules...
The only thing corey does different from shane,mika, or any other player is hit them soft. They all pattern rack. they cry and whine but he's not cheating. it's like counting cards in blackjack, the casinos don't like it but it's not cheating it's playing the game with your brain.
Totally agree. Watch Mika when he breaks, the head ball usually, more often than not, goes into the side pocket. He hits it with speed, but loses control of the cue ball. It doesn't matter where the balls are placed in the rack, Corey gets a good spread & controls the cue ball. Look at this match, Corey was up 5-0. Mika didn't come back until he started jawing with Corey & got him to break harder. You could make the argument that Mika sharked him or Corey hustled him. I love Corey's responses at the end, though
Don't understand why people get mad at Corey for soft breaking. If it's not against the rules of the tournament, and it helps your game, go for it. Every body complaining but not everybody can play pool like deuel
Eigerclimber .Totally agree with you. Some of these pros are real pussies. And Mika is one of them. If it weren't for the fact that Corey is playing I would not watch.
@@alpokuparinen780..yeah but no one thinks of Corey as a douchebag poor sportsman. Quite the opposite. Dumping the opponents chalk on the floor?? Really?? WTF Mika !!!
instead of mika complaining bout the soft break obviously cause its working so well then why doesnt he just do it? i always watch my competitor breaking and if hes consistantely making balls im going to copy what hes doing if my break isnt working..magic rack should always have alternate breaking.... 9 ball on breaks dont count or if regular rack is used its rack your own again 9 ball doesnt count....this stuff today for these guys is just too predictable for them..
Little know fact about Mika...he doesn't like chalk on the table. He'll only tell his opponent twice to take their chalk off the table and then he'll walk up and knock it on the floor. It doesn't matter if it's Shane or Rodney, he'll knock the chalk on the floor and leave it there.
Wow, really? The more I know about Mika, the less I respect him. He's certainly allowed to, for whatever reason, be annoyed by chalk in his way when setting up his shot, but if he can't just move it and recognize that he is sharing the table with his opponent then he is just a spoiled twat.
mika immonen is the player who shoves and swings his arm everytime things doesnt go his way, he keeps swinging that arm in the air like 9 to 20 times a game, its been consistant in the past 3-4 years for him to keep doing this behavior around the table. and when he gets lucky and things keeps going his way, he think he's good .
Mika is a complete jerk. I've met him in person and he thinks he's God's gift to us all. He keeps knocking his cue on the table every time he misses. Soooo unprofessional. Look at how Ko tears him up and you'll see this endless cue knocking by him. He's an arrogant asshole.
Mika lost the match when he blew position on the 6 in game 15. Bad mistake on that 6 ball. Given his poor sportsmanship throughout the match, it was just desserts. I'm not a fan of the soft break, but if tournament rules permit them, I sure don't blame Corey for using it if he wants to. Tossing the chalk under the table was real bush league.
This break though.. I remember Roberto Gomez(superman) of phillipines used it against Neils feijen and beat him 11-0 with around 8 runouts.. I think it's quite unfair but one has to play with rules so hooray Corey duel
Those soft breaks are a disgrace for the game American pool is all about adaptation, improvisation and creativity There is no such things when Corey plays like that But Corey is right, he doesn’t make the rules...
how's it a disgrace. he's understanding the game. hard breaking can leave you in a terrible position, a terrible layout, and/or a scratch on the break. like you actually think there's honor in spreading the balls out and making your set more difficult? if there's no rules for soft breaking and if soft breaking is better than not doing it isn't smart. that's why mika lost. his little ego can't handle it.
Corey has an absolute command of champion play. He's one of the very best I've ever seen. He runs racks and makes it look easy. The soft break has been banned in some tournaments. I once saw Corey run about 13 racks using the magic rack, pattern racking and the soft break. It was like a drill. He's a cheater.
John Tate, Corey took the time to practice this whole thing and mastered it. Actually he mastered it so well, many tournaments had to change the break rules. Methinks both Mika and Corey are great champions, and Corey pulled through this one doing what he does best. It went all the way for crying out loud, Mika wasn't complaining on the way to the hill when the balls were rolling his way..
Corey " I dont make the rules, I play by them". Love it. Get em Corey.
even better one was right before that: in response to mika's complaint corey said "I believe you won a world championship doing the same thing" LMAO
Mika was complaining about the soft break?
Yes
1:15:04 Your welcome
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Wow that soft break is amazing! Everyone thinks you need to break like Shane but Corey's soft break opened my eyes. It's pretty smart since he can just play half table and never has to go around the table. That's not cheating - that's skill.
no man. he's taking the easy way out.
also he practically racks the 2 ball in the same spot which mika called him out on. its hard to respect (hes a great player, he doesnt need to play like a wussy)
@RaymondJacobVEVO .... kind of an odd comment, to me, are you suggesting that players should seek more difficult ways to win games ??? And Mika is a poor sport twat, he's proved that with his unprofessional behavior at times over the years....edit.. and now I just watched Mika frustratatedly poke at the moving cue ball after missing contact on a safety response and causing the cue ball to hit one of the object balls. Really? Hoping to watch a rout here by Corey.
I don't always safe break hill hill, but when I do, I piss off Mika Immonen
man,Corey's so underrated but he's such a classy player
19:38 I think this is the shot of the match. 1 ball is definitely snooked, so he hit the rail first, pocketed it, avoided the cue ball touching the 3, and postioned for the 2 to the side pocket. Beautifully great effort.
sera thomas
The soft break is an issue, however he wasn't pattern racking. As long as he can control the cue ball and the placement of the one ball, then he should run out. Sometimes depending on the placement of the balls they don't freeze.
For example two particular balls (2) and (4) ball create a gap when put next to each other. All he had to do was swap around the balls and it would of froze. So to my point he wasn't pattern racking, he was just playing the soft break (which was really Alex Pagulayan's genius idea.
It just seems like Corey has Mika's #. I mean, every time they play it seems like Mika isn't at his best. I got lessons from Mika. Afterward, we shot for fun. Race to 11 for him, race to 3 for me. Loser buys dinner. He ran 9 straight racks. He finally broke dry and I ran 2. So I'm on the hill. I break dry and he runs the table. He was so nice that paid for my dinner. Great guy!!
I'm at the point where it's 5-0, and it's looking like the time Corey shut Mika out 11-0 in the finals of the U.S. Open...using that same soft break.
Watch at 29:54, Mika picks up the chalk, tosses it under the table, then kicks it farther under. wtf?
ikr? i believe that is Corey's. He was rarely chalking and i guess he forgot about it. left it there right before he finished the 5th rack. Guess Mika took out his frustrations on Corey's chalk. lol
he did that on purpose lol. Mika had his own chalk on his waist
Walter Francis Mika is a sore loser at times. To be honest, he's a great player but needs to adjust his attitude.
Walter Francis good observation. Shows what a poor sport piece of shit he can be sometimes. His bad temper is nothing new. Corey is quite the opposite.
Wow, talk about a dick move! And Corey is looking for chalk right after his shot. SMH bad sportsmanship from Mika
Excellent match!!!
Cory shooting really good. Wow! He is a man on fire shooting and winning games. Poor Mika hasn't shot yet. 4 games in a row Cory has shot in this game in 20:00 minutes without a miss. Impressed! Good game here. 🎱
Looking most forward to the Turning Stone Classic! 2017
make like your moniker. and ghost@GHOSTPRO4
Reminds me of how crazy good Corey was in Japan back in the day!
I ain't even mad if I was his opponent. Impressed with his break science lol. Towards the end even orcollo on the other table was watching Corey's pattern
Orcollo's cue is 58 inches......almost as tall as he is....lol That cue reaches up to his ears.
Beautiful match
As a Finn playing pool, Mika is kind of a hero to me. He is the only guy from nordic countries (I presume) who went across the Atlantic to play professional pool and succeed. But the truth is he gets very pissed when he loses. This is because he is all about perfection, nothing else matters. I've seen him mad even after winning a match. Out of table he is not an asshole. I also think that the hand gestures after bad shots are not a good habit, they just take energy and give nothing back.
In the other hand, the rules are pretty stupid in the DCC. Pattern racks and no kitchen rule? Terrible decision, makes the game less interesting. This is why snooker is killing pool excitement-wise, thus prize money-wise. Nine-ball needs kitchen rule and random patterns. Also magic racks are not suitable for professional play, just too easy to get all the balls moving in particular direction.
Mika should bring two towels - one for wiping his cue and one for crying into
Great shot of the table and room.
So in the 5th rack Corey not only hits it harder but also places the cue about an inch or so further to his right. The sixth rack he spends his usual considerable amount of time on the rack, places the cue even further to the right, hits it harder which leaves Mika tough for the 2. Was the sixth rack calculated to give it over to Mika but leave him like that? Wouldn't surprise me with a break engineer like Corey - there has to be a reason he adjusted what was working for the first 3 breaks he did.
no after the rack he said that he couldn't get the rack to freeze together. he hit it harder because it was no longer a frozen rack. he said all the racks before that froze perfect but for some reason couldnt get that one to freeze
That makes sense - he was on such a roll and to see him change approach was kind of dumbfounding. I like his response at the end of the match when Mika was bitching about his soft breaks - I don't make the rules, I play by them.
I do support a shot clock/rack clock.
I've never understood why Corey is sometimes criticized for the so-called "soft break." It's not as if it makes that much of a difference when the balls scatter, and it clearly isn't making an impact on corey's individual game because the guy hasn't won any significant titles in almost 3 years. So, what the deal?
That’s my take. It’s not like he had been dominating every major tournament with it.
Yeah, soft break haters are like bar room players who can't handle safety play.
Great match .thanks for the upload 👍🏻
Can I use this video for my game analysis of billiard?
half the video is Corey racking..
What is on the end of Coreys cue? Is that an extension?
At 7:05 look at how close it was to a golden break on the table above
Is the table lopsided in this game?
I don't always watch classic pool matchups, but when I do, I drink Gatorade!
great match
I've counted at least 7 racks for Corey at this point. score keepers have 5. what's up with that
30:08 Efren Reyes table 15
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Why do the cue balls have red dots on them?
ticleve2 its the aramith pro cup cue ball. its the ball they usually use for tournaments because the red dots let the spectators see the action (english) on the cueball.
If the rules allow certain actions to take place such as a soft break then there is no issue in doing so, where do you think safety hooks etc. came from. They are not in the rules but everyone does it. I use every advantage I can working toward a win that rules allow for. Sometimes you can out think opponents rather than out shoot them. To me that kind of chess match is the best game ever.
Those soft breaks should not be allowed,it just makes it way too easy to break and run. I used to be annoyed by the 3 balls in the pocket/past the head string rule in the pool world cup but now I understand why it was implemented.
Those soft breaks are a disgrace for the game
American pool is all about adaptation, improvisation and creativity
There is no such things when Corey plays like that
But Corey is right, he doesn’t make the rules...
I don't always use the soft break, but when I do, I run the set out.
You do? then why aren't you a professional pool player?
Porque se acercó mika cuando Corey iba a taquear alguien sabe?
The only thing corey does different from shane,mika, or any other player is hit them soft. They all pattern rack. they cry and whine but he's not cheating. it's like counting cards in blackjack, the casinos don't like it but it's not cheating it's playing the game with your brain.
TheEigerclimber Finally... Been waiting on this comment! Ty bud!
Totally agree. Watch Mika when he breaks, the head ball usually, more often than not, goes into the side pocket. He hits it with speed, but loses control of the cue ball. It doesn't matter where the balls are placed in the rack, Corey gets a good spread & controls the cue ball. Look at this match, Corey was up 5-0. Mika didn't come back until he started jawing with Corey & got him to break harder. You could make the argument that Mika sharked him or Corey hustled him. I love Corey's responses at the end, though
Don't understand why people get mad at Corey for soft breaking. If it's not against the rules of the tournament, and it helps your game, go for it. Every body complaining but not everybody can play pool like deuel
Eigerclimber .Totally agree with you. Some of these pros are real pussies. And Mika is one of them. If it weren't for the fact that Corey is playing I would not watch.
Mika acts like this is the first time he's been beat by Corey. If my mind serves me right, Corey beat him 10 games to nothing a long time ago.
11-0 U.S. Open FINAL 2001 LOL
Yeah just check who has more major titles. Duel is nothing compared to Mika .
@@alpokuparinen780..yeah but no one thinks of Corey as a douchebag poor sportsman. Quite the opposite. Dumping the opponents chalk on the floor?? Really?? WTF Mika !!!
instead of mika complaining bout the soft break obviously cause its working so well then why doesnt he just do it? i always watch my competitor breaking and if hes consistantely making balls im going to copy what hes doing if my break isnt working..magic rack should always have alternate breaking.... 9 ball on breaks dont count or if regular rack is used its rack your own again 9 ball doesnt count....this stuff today for these guys is just too predictable for them..
Corey stuns that ball so well
Little know fact about Mika...he doesn't like chalk on the table. He'll only tell his opponent twice to take their chalk off the table and then he'll walk up and knock it on the floor. It doesn't matter if it's Shane or Rodney, he'll knock the chalk on the floor and leave it there.
Wow, really? The more I know about Mika, the less I respect him. He's certainly allowed to, for whatever reason, be annoyed by chalk in his way when setting up his shot, but if he can't just move it and recognize that he is sharing the table with his opponent then he is just a spoiled twat.
cant believe mika got a tattoo
mika immonen is the player who shoves and swings his arm everytime things doesnt go his way, he keeps swinging that arm in the air like 9 to 20 times a game, its been consistant in the past 3-4 years for him to keep doing this behavior around the table.
and when he gets lucky and things keeps going his way, he think he's good .
ya he was all mad at the end. He got plenty good roles this match
Mika is a complete jerk. I've met him in person and he thinks he's God's gift to us all. He keeps knocking his cue on the table every time he misses. Soooo unprofessional. Look at how Ko tears him up and you'll see this endless cue knocking by him. He's an arrogant asshole.
Typical spoiled rich brat. Never liked him, never will.
I always keep my cube in my back pocket...can’t believe Mika did that shit
Mika lost the match when he blew position on the 6 in game 15. Bad mistake on that 6 ball. Given his poor sportsmanship throughout the match, it was just desserts. I'm not a fan of the soft break, but if tournament rules permit them, I sure don't blame Corey for using it if he wants to. Tossing the chalk under the table was real bush league.
I was always taught u have break hard as u can with effort
Love how you can hear Mika whining LOL Good job Corey!
Wtf are you behind Dennis Orcollo LOL
they need to change the break, so the soft break cannot be applied
randy conard theme only thing I don't like is pattern racking. how hard or soft u shoot should be your choice.
randy conard
Mika's pissed because he had a chance to win the set but blew it @ 1:03:48.
Mika should wrapped the match while he's leading 8-6. Misplace the position for the 6 ball.
28:00
This break though.. I remember Roberto Gomez(superman) of phillipines used it against Neils feijen and beat him 11-0 with around 8 runouts.. I think it's quite unfair but one has to play with rules so hooray Corey duel
It's not cheating. But it's not honorable.
good
When you watch Mika he looks like he is on speed. Maybe that is the reason he gets so bent out of shape. Just an observation.
Those soft breaks are a disgrace for the game
American pool is all about adaptation, improvisation and creativity
There is no such things when Corey plays like that
But Corey is right, he doesn’t make the rules...
how's it a disgrace.
he's understanding the game.
hard breaking can leave you in a terrible position, a terrible layout, and/or a scratch on the break.
like you actually think there's honor in spreading the balls out and making your set more difficult?
if there's no rules for soft breaking and if soft breaking is better than not doing it isn't smart.
that's why mika lost. his little ego can't handle it.
Mika iis wearing orange shoes. What is up with that? LOL
Finland lost.
Illegal break rule should be played so players actually break like real men
Corey shouldn't be allowed to break like that
Pattern racking and soft break...Corey is a cheat.
John Tate Thank you!!
I say that all the time and get heat.
He's a great shooter, don't get me wrong, but like you said, a stack racking cheater.
Don't cry. Play better! If he were cheating, they'd call him on it. Just because someone is smarter than you, don't cry foul. Get smarter!
Corey has an absolute command of champion play. He's one of the very best I've ever seen. He runs racks and makes it look easy. The soft break has been banned in some tournaments. I once saw Corey run about 13 racks using the magic rack, pattern racking and the soft break. It was like a drill. He's a cheater.
John Tate, Corey took the time to practice this whole thing and mastered it. Actually he mastered it so well, many tournaments had to change the break rules. Methinks both Mika and Corey are great champions, and Corey pulled through this one doing what he does best. It went all the way for crying out loud, Mika wasn't complaining on the way to the hill when the balls were rolling his way..
Both have amazing talent and both have kept a pretty clean image. No matter which break they use, they seem to master it.
Psychology very interesting match. Soft breaks might be hard to engineer but very unattractive to watch.
Cool pattern racking soft break cheating by Corey.
Ryan Barnes Don't hate , learn how to break !
Tony B I'm right there with you. Go get him Corey.